After starting week with Shenandoah win, Red Oak loses pair

CLARINDA—The Red Oak Tigers girls’ basketball team lost to Clarinda Friday night, 47-22.

Red Oak scored single-digit points all four quarters.
Gabi French finished the night with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. McKaela Magneson was the next highest scorer for the Tigers, finishing with five points.
Red Oak played several junior varsity players Friday night due to injuries to Andrea Miller and Blake Bergren.
The Tigers lost to Atlantic, Tuesday night 51-34 at home.
Both teams struggled to score early, with the score tied 4-4 halfway through the first quarter. Atlantic jumped out to a 10-5 lead though. French and Josie Snyder pulled them to 10-9, when Bergren scored a three-pointer to give the Tigers a two-point lead. Atlantic scored once more and the first quarter ended tied, 12-12.
Red Oak took an early lead in the second quarter, but the Trojanns took it back. With 2:12 left in the second quarter, Magneson hit a two-pointer to tie the game once again at 18.
The Trojanns responded with a three pointer of their own with 1:16 left in the second quarter, to take a 21-18 lead. Bergren tied it for the Tigers again when she hit a three-pointer with 30 seconds left. A buzzer beater three-pointer by Atlantic gave them the 24-21 lead at halftime.
Red Oak scored four points in the third quarter, but was still down only seven at the end of it, with Atlantic leading 32-25. The Trojanns extended their lead in the fourth quarter.
Bergren finished the night leading the Tigers in scoring with 13 points.
Magneson and French each finished with seven points. French was also the leading rebounder for the Tigers,  with 17 boards (six on the offensive end).
Last Monday night, the Tigers defeated Shenandoah, 44-26, in Shenandoah. Red Oak held Shenandoah to 14 points in the first three quarters, forcing them to shoot 9-of-53 from the field. The Tigers also forced Shenandoah to turn over the ball 28 times.
French led the Tigers in scoring with 19 points. Her 16 rebounds gave her a double-double for the night. Bergren finished the night with 11 points and seven rebounds.
Red Oak has two more games before the High School takes a Holiday break. Tuesday night, they head to Glenwood to play the Rams. Friday night, the Tigers will be home when they face Lewis Central. Both games are expected to tip-off at 7:45.